When Jan Krankheyt was born in 1695, in Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Theunis Herckxen Krancheyt, was 40 and his mother, Sophia Hendrickse Wiltsee, was 35. He married Janitie Holmes on 26 May 1722, in New York County, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in Van Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America.
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As a boy's name this represents a revival of Middle English Jan, a by‐form of John , or an adoption of the common European form with this spelling. As a girl's name it is a short form of names such as Janet and Janice .
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